Chapter Three: The Roomies

Kordin rode the elevator up to his room. He unlocked the door with the special keycard he was given and started to set things up. After he finished getting his blankets and his computer set up he heard the door unlock and he looked over, seeing the hooded Inkling from the bus. "Oh, hello! I guess you are my roommate, right?"

"Well, I wouldn't be here if I wasn't," they said in a harsh tone. "I'm just here because my parents signed me up without asking me and I somehow won. I don't want to be here."

Kordin was surprised hearing this. He walked over and smiled. "Well, I hope I can help you at least try to enjoy your time here. I get you don't want to be here but I'm sure you can enjoy it somehow."

"Doubtful." They threw their bag on their bed and sighed laying down on it. "It's too bright" They reach over and shut off the light before getting their blanket out and falling asleep. Kordin was again surprised but didn't question it. Instead he grabbed his jacket and went to the main building to meet up with Dusk for dinner.

Dusk had made it to his room but there was already a person inside.

"Oh! Hey! I didn't expect to see you here." Katie exclaimed with a smile.

"Wait, they allow this? Guys and girls sharing dorms?" Dusk questioned, he thought it might be a bad idea.

"Well, duh. If it wasn't allowed we wouldn't have a room together." She had been setting up her bed. Dusk decided it would be best if he set up all of his stuff. He reached into his bag and pulled out his computer and set it up. He then got out all of his games and consoles before setting them up. He looked through his bag and got all of his clothes out, organizing them and then putting them into different drawers. Afterwards, he got out his bedding and fixed his bed.

"Did you really need all of that?" Katie asked curiously.

"Maybe not, but I wanted all of it. Why should I leave all this stuff behind?" Dusk responded

"Fair point" She said and laughed a bit

"So, I'm supposed to be meeting Kordin at the cafeteria. Do you want to join us?"

"Yeah, sounds good." She stood up from her bed and walked over to the door. "Well? You coming?"

Dusk nodded and grabbed his phone before walking out, Katie leading the way to the cafeteria

Kordin sat at a table with his food, waiting for Dusk to show up. He messed with his food before his friend sat at the table across from him, Katie sitting next to him.

"Hey Kordin!" Dusk exclaimed and looked around the cafeteria. "Wow... Never expected to see a room this big in my life, but here we are.

"Apparently it's the largest in Inkopolis. Crazy to think about." Katie responded and looked at Kordin, "What do you think?"

"I'm just excited to be here, honestly. I never expected to win the contest, especially both of us, it's crazy." Kordin said taking a bite of his food. "Plus I got to meet Marie, so that's cool!"

"Yeah, it's awesome to meet someone you looked up to for so long."

Suddenly a voice came over the intercom, it was a first day announcement.

"Hello Inkgirls and boys! Welcome to the Squid Sisters' School of Splat! Now this is the first day so we need to go over some rules." Marie said over the intercom. "First of all, No splatting outside of Ink Battles. Seriously, the spawn points get shut off after every battle so for everyones' own saftey please do not attack any other students."

"Rule two!" Callie butted in "Respect the staff, they signed up to do this. They didn't, however, sign up to take your sass."

"And the final rule!" Marie and Callie said together. "Stay fresh!~ and enjoy your stay."

The intercom shut off and the three looked at each other "Seems simple enough." Kordin said, stood up and stretched "It's getting late though. I'll see you guys tomorrow at breakfast. Okay?"

"Got it!" Dusk and Katie said at the same time. Kordin let out a small laugh and started to walk back to his dorm. Once he reached his dorm he unlocked the door and opened it slowly so he didn't wake his roommate. There was one problem though: they were already awake, and they weren't an Inkling.

"Wh-What the hell?! You are an Octarian?!" Kordin said, surprised and scared

The Octoling he had as a roommate looked back and froze "... Don't tell anyone"

"Why shouldn't I?! You have been our enemy for so long, you shouldn't be here!" Kordin exclaimed and backed up

"Listen, I wasn't lying when I said I didn't want to be here. Octavio forced me to. Told me to collect information. I don't want to, I just want to be home. I'm not going to do anything to you" The Octoling replied. "Don't tell anyone, or I will make sure you and your friends don't get out of this school alive."

Kordin gulped and reached for the door handle, opening the door and sprinting down the hall to the main office. "M-My roommate is an Octarian!" Kordin told the office worker, shaking.

"...And?" The receptionist really looked like she didn't care.

"Wh-What? Do you not care?" Kordin asked the receptionist.

"This school accepts all people, if an Octoling is here then so be it." She sighed "They are supposed to be moving up to Inkopolis soon enough anyway, so this is a good time to get you used to it."

"Wait, what? They are going to be moving up here?" Kordin curiously asked

"Yeah, so get used to it, buddy." She continued to do paperwork and Kordin walked back to his room, still scared.

"... They told you didn't they?" The Octoling asked. Kordin nodded and the Octoling sighed frustratedly. "Don't make a big deal out of it." She stood up and went to the cafeteria to eat. Kordin looked around and laid on his bed with a sigh. "This is gonna be a long few years..."